Spinal cord compression from metastatic breast carcinoma: treatment by radiation therapy alone.

Abstract:

:There are few reports in the medical literature of treatment of compression of the spinal cord by the use of radiation therapy alone. Laminectomy has been the standard procedure to relieve compression of the spinal cord and should be performed within 48 hours of initial symptoms. In this patient, radiation therapy was the only modality used. It was supplemented by diethylstilbestrol in the course of follow-up. The result of radiotherapy so far has been excellent. The authors emphasize that radiotherapy was begun three months after development of paraplegia, which makes this an interesting case for presentation.

journal_name

J Natl Med Assoc

authors

Solisio EO,Akbiyik N,Alexander LL

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1979-03-01 00:00:00

pages

229-30

issue

3

eissn

0027-9684

issn

1943-4693

journal_volume

71

pub_type

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